Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera’s most controversial painting was first commissioned by, and later destroyed by the Rockefellers in New York City in the early 1930s. Prominent American capitalists could not tolerate Rivera’s audacious and highly-political effort to immortalize renowned Communists as part of his ambitious project. Nonetheless, Rivera helped to legitimize muralism as an important artform in the U.S. during the Great Depression era. Many WPA murals celebrating American ingenuity and culture can still be seen today.

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